The Grapes (appropriately clad in purple) were each proficient multi-instrumentalists: Larry Ruhl plays guitar and harmonica, while Ellen Iovino played a pair of congas. They split the vocal duties down the middle, trading off the lead and toying with harmonies. Just when it seemed like they both had their hands full, they started, well, tapdancing! Turns out the pair had an ace up their sleeve in the form of tap shoes, which they used in a massive tap breakdown in the center of their most overtly political song. It was like vaudeville cheerleader protest folk -- which is funky enough to get a smile out of me.”
- Dan Barry, Hartford Advocate, September 2005, Performance Review